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Home Depot invests in crowdsourcing delivery app

Ben Bradford Feb 26, 2019
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Brick-and-mortar stores are hustling to get online purchases to customers' doorsteps faster. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Home Depot invests in crowdsourcing delivery app

Ben Bradford Feb 26, 2019
Brick-and-mortar stores are hustling to get online purchases to customers' doorsteps faster. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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The crowdsourcing delivery app Roadie just raised $37 million in its latest round of funding. Home Depot was one of its investors. Many retailers are looking to delivery innovation to help get packages to online customers faster. 

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